FX's adaptation of Patrick Radden Keefe’s book explores of a side of Ireland's legacy rarely examined in the United States

But this distinction did not stop the IRA from being designated a terrorist group in the U.K. and the U.S. by the mid–1970s. The Provos also believed ... The Belfast Project is an oral history of the Troubles led by Irish journalist and writer Ed Moloney.

"We really tried to approach every element of the story—whether we're talking about the victims or the perpetrators—with the utmost care," creator Joshua Zetumer explains.